Appendix 2: Numerical Data Pertaining to Earth

Equatorial radius 6378 kilometers
Polar radius 6357 kilometers
Radius of sphere with Earth’s volume 6371 kilometers
Volume 1.083 × 1027 cubic centimeters
Surface area 5.1 × 1018 square centimeters
Percent surface area of oceans 71
Percent surface area of land 29
Average elevation of land 623 meters
Average depth of oceans 3.8 kilometers
Mass 5.976 × 1027 grams
Density 5.517 grams/cubic centimeters
Gravity at equator 978.032 centimeters/second/second
Mass of atmosphere 5.1 × 1021 grams
Mass of ice 25–30 × 1021 grams
Mass of oceans 1.4 × 1024 grams
Mass of crust 2.5 × 1025 grams
Mass of mantle 4.05 × 1027 grams
Mass of core 1.90 × 1027 grams
Mean distance to Sun 1.496 × 108 kilometers
Mean distance to Moon 3.844 × 105 kilometers
Ratio: Mass of Sun/mass of Earth 3.329 × 105
Ratio: Mass of Earth/mass of Moon 81.303
Total geothermal energy reaching Earth’s surface each year 1021 joule; 2.39 × 1020 calories; 949 quads
Earth’s daily receipt of solar energy 14,137 quads; 1.49 × 1022 joules
U.S. energy consumption, 2012 95 quads

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